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Conjuring difference, concealing inequality: a brief tour of Racecraft

A Karen E. Fields and Barbara J. Fields, Racecraft: The Soul of Inequality in American Life. New York: Verso, 2012

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Benjamin, R. Conjuring difference, concealing inequality: a brief tour of Racecraft. Theor Soc 43, 683–688 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11186-014-9238-z

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